Eight Byram Hills High School students were honored for their creativity by winning regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, with two advancing to the national competition.
Five students were honored for art and three were recognized for writing.
Region-at-Large East Art Awards
The awards recognized outstanding merit in originality, skill and personal voice and vision. A panel of creative professionals reviewed the entries.
Junior Bella Lamberti, Gold Key, painting, for “Fractured Self Portrait”
Sophomore Angelina Nie, Gold Key, drawing and illustration, for “Awaiting” and Silver Key, drawing and illustration, for “Hidden Beauty”
Junior Alexa Shuster, Honorable Mention, painting, for “Mother” and Honorable Mention, drawing and illustration, for “Lord of the Flies”
Senior Ruby Smalheiser, Silver Key, photography, for “The Roads Ahead”
Senior Alexander Woodworth, Honorable Mention, photography, for “At the Carnival” and “Standalone”
Hudson-to-Housatonic Region Writing Awards
The winning entries were selected by a panel of novelists, editors, teachers, poets, librarians, and journalists from 2,708 works submitted.
Senior Carissa Chung, Silver Key, personal essay and memoir, for “Disappearing Act”
Freshman Justin Isban, Honorable Mention, poetry, for “Whispers of Victory”
Junior Inaara Lalani, Silver Key, personal essay and memoir, for “Overcoming the Storm”
Gold Key works in art and writing were automatically advanced to the national level of judging.
Since 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presented by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, have recognized achievement in the visual and literary arts and are a source of scholarships for creative teenagers.
“Awaiting,” by sophomore Angelina Nie and “Fractured Self Portrait” by junior Bella Lamberti won Gold Key awards and advanced to the national competition.